Championship focus: Scunthorpe fail to dent Ipswich's record

Ipswich battle back for a draw; Watford carry on where they left off at Millwall last week and Preston win... at last

David Mirfin put Scunthorpe ahead at Portman Road but it was not enough for a win (Paul Redding) Scunthorpe 1 Ipswich Town 1
Ipswich went into this match as one of only three Championship sides unbeaten
away from home — leaders QPR and Watford were the others — but they were
always going to be tested by an obdurate Scunthorpe team with something to
prove to new manager Ian Baraclough.

Roy Keane’s Ipswich are on a high, having lost just one competitive match this
season. They are in the last 16 of the League Cup — in yesterday’s draw they
were given a home tie against Northampton — so it came as something of a
shock to find themselves going behind to a 30th-minute goal by David Mirfin,
above, but it was no more than the home side deserved.

Defender Jaime Peters equalised for Ipswich in the 57th minute but they were
unable to find a winner.

Watford 3 Middlesbrough 1
Watford put six goals past Millwall last week but went into this Championship